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Overview

As the 19th century draws to a close America is at war - a circulation war! In New York the two great leaders of the Yellow Press, William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, have gone head to head and nothing sells papers like a real war. Such is the power of the press that they get one. American victory over Spain brings its prizes: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. But in the Philippines a rebel army is already fighting for independence, but the Land of the Free doesn't want to grant them their wish ...

Fourth in James Green's successful Agents of Independence series, tracing the development of the American Secret Service.

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About the Author

James Green is well known as the author of the Jimmy Costello crime series, the first book of which, Bad Catholics, was short-listed for the 2009 Crime Writers Association Dagger Awards.

A prolific writer, James, who is now working on the second of the five-book series which begins with Another Small Kingdom, is married and lives in Nottinghamshire.

Editorial Reviews

Green introduces a terrifying paradox of a character - a God-fearing man running both sides of the law for profit. An ultra-hardboiled debut.

The Guardian

An intelligent and well-written thriller that will have you fearing for both men's safety and wondering who's really pulling the strings.

Glasgow Herald

Stunningly powerful and tightly written... knows just how to grab the attention.

Daily Mail

A delight to read such an intelligent and well put together novel by an author who has the entertainment of his readers at the front of his mind.

Catholic Herald

Acomplex and fascinating plot that sticks fairly closely to fact and perhaps presages things to come, as the organisation that is eventually to become the CIA is not without its internal problems and even in its infancy exhibits a disturbing tendency towards 'collateral damage' as bodies pile up. Green triumphs with his ability to blend facts with his story to make rivetting reading. One or two of his characters may be a bit stereotyped – the bumbling British aristocrat spy, the nasty Italian nobleman who would cut his mother's throat for money – but most are cleverly drawn and quite believable, even when their motives are at their most hidden. The dialogue sparkles, accurately reflecting the book's period setting, with even quite minor characters being allowed to develop their own reality. The growing relationship between McLeod and Marie is handled both sympathetically and with a touch of humour. This outstanding historical debut and based on this, the remainder of the story should be well worth following.

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Packs a very distinctive punch and delivers a memorable cast of characters.

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It’s 1802 and veteran of the American War of Independence, Macleod, finds himself embroiled in an extraordinary plot that could see the end of American independence, as traitors at the heart of the new nation consider a French puppet king a viable option against England. Sent to New Orleans, he meets Marie, wife of a French aristocrat through whom he learns a terrible secret that sees them both thrown into increasing danger and a race against time.

First in a series of novels that plan to chart the development of the American Secret Services, this looks at its origins, using fictional characters, which didn’t quite work for me. I enjoyed the historical settings and the fact that this is a period of American history rarely covered in fiction, but I found I really didn’t like the character Macleod and I found some of the other characters less than convincing and this coloured much of the book for me. That said there are plots and schemes to keep any thriller lover happy and I know other readers have enjoyed it.

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